The Criminal Justice Committee is undertaking pre-budget scrutiny in advance of the Scottish Government’s 2025-26 budget.
The key focus is on the financial pressures facing organisations in the criminal justice sector and the main priorities for 2025-26.
Of particular interest to the Committee is the pressure on capital budgets and investment in policing, the fire and rescue services, prisons, courts, community justice, criminal social work and the third sector.
The Committee received the following written submissions.
Community Justice Scotland (243KB, pdf) posted 06 November 2024
COSLA and Social Work Scotland (434KB, pdf) posted 06 November 2024
Criminal Justice Voluntary Sector Forum (349KB, pdf) posted 06 November 2024
Faculty of Advocates (91KB, pdf) posted 06 November 2024
Fire and Rescue Services Association (114KB, pdf) posted 06 November 2024
Fire Brigades Union (171KB, pdf) posted 06 November 2024
His Majesty's Inspector of Prisons for Scotland (110KB, pdf) posted 06 November 2024
Police Scotland (1MB, pdf) posted 06 November 2024
Procurators Fiscal FDA (140KB, pdf) posted 06 November 2024
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (302KB, pdf) posted 06 November 2024
Scottish Police Authority (116KB, pdf) posted 06 November 2024
Victim Support Scotland (123KB, pdf) posted 06 November 2024
The inquiry was discussed at the following Committee meetings:
The Committee outlined its recommendations in a letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs on 25 November 2024. The letter can be found in the Correspondence section of this page.
The Committee has sent and received the following correspondence during the inquiry:
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, 4 December 2024
Letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, 25 November 2024